On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Barry B. Bean wrote:
:On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 14:49:41 -0700 (PDT), Acer Victoria wrote:
:
:>It's all in the false sense of safety the behemoth vehicles have (wrongly
:>so; they MAY fare better in a crash IF they are built to car safety
:>standards, which they are not as they are truck based and thus exempt),
:>but sedans/wagons etc are MORE nimble, and thus are actively able to AVOID
:>an accident instead of faring better IN one (IF the SUV had the same safe
:>build of sedans in terms of body type (unit, ladder, etc).
:
:BTW - My father had a head on collision with an 18 wheeler yesterday
:(driving through the smoke of a burning corn field). He walked away,
:and the truck is still drivable, albeit slowly. 4 years ago I had a
:head on collision with a woman who pulled out in front of me. I went
:from 55 to 0 in about 20 feet. I walked away, and the Suburban was
:repaired. In both cases, lots of Detroit iron in front of us and seat
:belts saved the day. Had either of us been driving a small car, we
:wouldn't be here.
:
:My sense of security isn't false.
That's all good and well, but I think you do realise I am not talking of
people on this list....
/Acer "steppenwolf" Victoria
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"Nothing left to win / And nothing else to lose." --U2
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